Blanche Beach has its own heavily textured experimental punk sound that is uniquely prepossessed with an almost pop listenability. That fact alone would make Blanche Beach...
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Throwback Thursday: Kongo Shock
by Mark Anderson Senior Editor Kongo Shock is reuniting and playing The Hall at Pranksters Too on May 9th. I must say I’m pretty excited about...
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Laura and the Killed Men Ready to Release New EP
by Lenore LaNova Senior Editor The latest release from Laura and the Killed Men is perhaps the album I’m most anticipating this May and there are some serious...
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5 May Releases to Look Forward to
The Woodworks Unhealthy Decisions Release Show: May 16th at Rogue Bar The Woodworks put out one of our favorite albums last year, Safe Mode. So we were more...
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Jared & the Mill: Life We Chose
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor Western Expansion, last year’s record from Jared & the Mill, was/is one of my favorite records, like… ever. Seriously. The width...
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Coobee Coo: Liven Up
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor I received this album on an overcast morning and from the very first track, it set the tone for the day and...
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Staff Favorites of 2013
Mark Calexico – Spiritoso My staff pick for the year 2013 would have to be Calexico’s Spiritoso. Released 10 years after their seminal album Feast of Wire...
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3 Bands You Should Know but Probably Don’t
by Frank Ippolito North Brother Island Take a folk band from the Ozarks, put them in a parlor in France in the Baroque period, and you...
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